筋 肉 痛(きんにくつう)

きんにくつう

noun

muscle pain; muscle soreness; DOMS

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1. muscle pain, muscle soreness

Pain or stiffness in muscles, typically occurring after exercise or physical exertion.

久(ひさ)しぶりに運動(うんどう)したら筋肉痛(きんにくつう)になった。

I got muscle soreness after exercising for the first time in a while.

筋肉痛(きんにくつう)がひどくて階段(かいだん)を上(のぼ)れない。

The muscle pain is so bad I can't climb stairs.

筋肉痛(きんにくつう)は運動(うんどう)の翌日(よくじつ)から二日後(ふつかご)に来(く)ることが多(おお)い。

Muscle soreness often comes one to two days after exercise.

筋肉痛(きんにくつう)を和(やわ)らげるためにストレッチをする。

I do stretches to ease the muscle pain.

MEDICAL/HEALTH term

筋肉痛(きんにくつう) refers to muscle soreness, particularly the delayed-onset muscle soreness (DOMS) that occurs after exercise.

Causes

運動(うんどう)の後(あと): After exercise
久(ひさ)しぶりの運動(うんどう): Exercise after a long break
筋(きん)トレ: Weight training
登山(とざん): Mountain climbing

Common expressions

筋肉痛(きんにくつう)になる: to get muscle pain
筋肉痛(きんにくつう)が来(く)る: muscle pain sets in
筋肉痛(きんにくつう)が残(のこ)る: muscle pain lingers
筋肉痛(きんにくつう)が取(と)れる: muscle pain goes away

Colloquial note

In casual speech, people often joke about 筋肉痛(きんにくつう) being delayed as a sign of aging (年(とし)を取(と)った証拠(しょうこ)), though this is not scientifically accurate.

Related words

筋肉(きんにく): muscle
痛(つう): pain (suffix)
筋(きん)トレ: weight training
腰痛(ようつう): back pain

Related Words

Related: 筋肉(きんにく) (muscle)

Related: 筋(きん)トレ (weight training)

Related: 腰痛(ようつう) (back pain)

Compare: 神経痛(しんけいつう) (neuralgia)

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Added 2026.1.17 17:49 · Revised 2026.9.2 12:02

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